Lived Experience Involvement Worker

The Big Life Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing support

Flexible working

Blue Light Card

Eye tests

Annual leave 25–30 days

Job summary

The Big Life Group in Liverpool seeks a Lived Experience Involvement Worker to support the Experts by Experience programme within the Liverpool Hub. You’ll enable service users with lived experience to voice their views through engagement, training and volunteering opportunities.

You’ll help run the Hub as a centre of excellence for people affected by substance misuse, building positive relationships and highlighting good practice while advocating for peer voices across Liverpool services.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate engagement activities at the Liverpool Hub.
• Support members to have their voice heard in Drug and Alcohol Services.
• Provide a peer advocacy service to people and families affected by addiction across Liverpool.

Job description

The Big Life Group’s mission is to fight for equity, in health, in wealth and in life. We are a social business delivering a range of services across the North of England, covering everything from mental and physical health, addiction and criminal justice, to housing, education, family support and much more. What links them together is the way we work – The Big Life Way.

We always stand shoulder-to-shoulder with people, working with them on the things that matter most to them. Everything we do is designed and informed by the needs, priorities and strengths of people and communities.

Our values

• - Courage: We stand up for ourselves, and the people and communities we work alongside, even when that makes us unpopular, or challenges accepted wisdom.
• - Creativity: We find innovative solutions that work, never accepting the easy option or the status quo.
• - Honesty: We act with integrity, speaking the truth to ourselves and others.
• - Inspiration: We are inspired by the people and communities we work with and share what we learn from them to inspire others.
• - Thoughtful: We act with care and compassion and work to understand people’s experiences. We take time to listen, reflect and continually learn.
• - Valuing difference: We recognise and celebrate the unique qualities, gifts, insights and perspectives that different people offer.

At Big Life, work is more than a job – it’s about standing shoulder-to-shoulder with people and communities, making a difference every day. We fight for equity in health, in wealth and in life, and that commitment starts with how our staff.

Be yourself

We want you to feel safe, respected and able to bring your whole self to work. Difference is celebrated here, and our staff networks - from menopause to neurodiversity, LGBTQI+ and more - create space to connect and support each other.

Benefits that matter

We offer more than a payslip - you’ll find wellbeing support through LifeWorks, Simply Health and mindfulness sessions, 25-30 days’ annual leave plus your birthday off, flexible working, and regular learning opportunities. Everyday perks include Blue Light Card discounts, savings schemes, cycle-to-work, free eye tests and more - little extras to make life easier inside and outside of work.

Recognised as outstanding

We’re proud to be ranked by Best Companies as one of the UK’s outstanding places to work, with a two-star accreditation in 2024.

A culture of trust and flexibility

Our people describe our culture as relaxed and supportive. You’ll be trusted to plan your own day, take breaks when you need, and work in a way that fits with your life as well as your role.

If you’re looking for more than a job - if you want to be part of a team that’s bold, creative and relentlessly committed to equity – then Big Life could be the place for you.

The basics

Hours

35 hours per week

Annual leave

25 days, increasing to 30 days after five years

Base

Liverpool City Centre

Line manager

Liverpool Services Manager

Closing date for applications

Sunday, 20th December. Interviews will take place in early January (date TBC).

Reasonable adjustments

Do you have a disability or additional needs? Please tell us and let’s talk about what reasonable adjustments we can make to ensure our interviews are more accessible.

For the full recruitment pack, including job description and person spec, please go to: Vacancies Archive - The Big Life Group

Please use the person spec and align yourself to each point to demonstrate how you are a match for the job role.

What you’ll be doing

As our Lived Experience Involvement Worker at the Liverpool Hub, you will be supporting theExperts by Experience programme, which enables service users and people with lived experience to have a voice in Drug and Alcohol Services through a range of engagement, training and volunteering opportunities. You’ll be responsible for facilitating engagement activities at the hub and supporting members to have their voice heard.

You will support the running of the Hub into a centre of excellence for people with lived experience of substance misuse, helping them to build positive relationships, address inequalities, and highlight good practice in the system.

In the role, you will also provide a peer advocacy service to people and families affected by Drug and Alcohol addiction across Liverpool. You are expected to support other services in the Liverpool Hub including Community Voice, Big Life Homes and The Big Issue.